Beyond madness : psychosocial interventions in psychosis / / edited by Joseph H. Berke ... [et al.] ; foreword by R.D. Hinshelwood

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911090460303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; Philadelphia, PA, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, c2002
• ISBN: 9786610308132; 9781280308130; 1280308133; 9781846421525; 1846421527; 9781417502820; 1417502827
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 288 p. : ill
• Collana: Therapeutic communities ; ; 7
• Altri autori (Persone): BerkeJoseph H
• Disciplina: 616.89/1
• Soggetti: Crisis intervention (Mental health services) - England - London; Psychoses - Alternative treatment; Therapeutic communities - England - London
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Beyond Madness: PsychoSocial Interventions in Psychosis -- Contents -- Foreword -- Contributors -- General Introduction -- Section One: Historical and Theoretical Perspectives -- Introduction -- 1 Working with the Dread of the Future -- 2 Beyond Medication -- 3 A Spin in the Toyota -- 4 The Power of the Play -- Section Two: Methodology -- Introduction -- 5 Conjoint Therapy -- 6 The Wednesday Meeting -- 7 Supervision in Team Work -- 8 Containing Anxiety: A Resident Therapist's Experience -- 9 The Damaged Body: Working with Self-Harm -- 10 State of the Art -- Section Three: Narratives -- Introduction -- 11 Survival or Revival? -- 12 A Fine Balance: Between Hope and Despair -- 13 Psychotic Interventions -- 14 Stepping on the Cracks -- 15 Doors at the Crisis Centre, Doors in the Mind -- 16 Then and Now -- Section Four: Authority and Money -- Introduction -- 17 Is the Arbours Crisis Centre Cost Effective? -- 18 The Hierarchical Authority Pyramid in a Therapeutic Milieu -- 19 ; Conclusion -- Epilogue -- Subject Index -- Author Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: A major question facing therapists today is how to treat psychosis effectively while maintaining patients' dignity, self-respect and their psychological and social functioning. This book provides important and engaging accounts of the special personal and interpersonal care offered by the Arbours Crisis Centre and kindred facilities.